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, A second story of greater area than the floor below is frequently used, overhanging the porch, to gain additional space above stairs. Here the idea has been used quite successfully, creating an atmosphere of modest seclusion about the entrance.

By W. A. RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on al! subjects pertaining to practical home building, for the readers of this paper On account of his wide experience as editor, author and manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 1827 Prairie ayenu-. Chicago, 111., and only inclose two-cent stamp for reply. During the last few years shingles have been used to a very excellent advantage for the outside walls of modern frame homes. They make! an attractive exterior for the reason tpiat ijiey may lie had in colors, or the, silver gray which, is reminiscent of the homes which have been weather-beat-en by the salt ocean air. It is this silver appearance that makes the homes along the Atlantic seacoast so attractive. In the home building design shown in tjie accompanying illustration shingles have been used to a very excellent advantage. However, there is o b ..— ee'o*' , J] I ||b«ZhZ«. | J o I ■! ■- I ; TCECtt■ Si" " 1 UVING-TM. I F l I ta'&'Xife'O" I < dinin&vm.l: I I. • .x-O-X ■■>*' ;■ First Floor Plan./ another feature to this design which is well worth considering; a second story of greater area than the floor below is used, and overhangs the porch in order to gain additional space for sleeping rooms. This overhang of

Oak Flooring Proven Best by Hard Test A .voting man consulted a friend of his who was in the lumber business about building a home. They went over the plans carefully, and when they had finished the lumberman turned to the young man and said: “Os course, you will want oak flooring.” The young man had not thought a great deal of the floors —he was too occupied with other details The "of course,-you will want oak flooring” seemed so much like a foregone conclusidn the young man wondered why he would “of course” want it. As an experiment he talked with another man who was well known for his business ability and his sound judgment. During the conversation the older man remarked: “You have forgotten to specify oak flooring.” There it was again, that taken-for-granted remark. When tne young man built his home his floors were oak, and years later as he looked at their unchanged beauty he knew why if lie built again he would want oak flooring, “of course.” That was not an unusual happening. It has been years since the supremacy of oak flooring has been disputed. Oak flooring has grown to be a necessity to the majority of home builders. The permanent beauty and durability of oak flooring, the perfect floor, have made it highly desirable and almost indispensable in the plan of a home. The reason it has enjoyed popularity besides those mentioned above, is that it is so easy to keep oak floors in a state of high finish. In the floors lie a great part of the charm of the interior of a home. Upon entering a room one' of the first things that meets the eye and leaves either a favorable or unfavorable impression is the floor. If it is an oak floor that has been given the little, ’ though necessary attention,

Porch Is Made Livable With Small Touches The passing of winter is marked by the siren call of spring for all to come outdoors. The porch may have suffered unwonted hardships through the wintry months, but it can readily he made quite a livable place with a bit of ingenuity. E. Helen Dunbar supplies several suggestions in an article for the March issue of the People's Home Journal. Outlining the points to be considered in adding dignity and comfort to the' living porch, she says: “People are becoming more and more eager to get out-of-doors, so let us make the most of porches, however hopeless they may seem at first. No porch exists which cannot be made more livable and attractive at the same time. The principal things to keep in mind as fundamentals, no matter what kind of a porch engrosses Attention, are first to secure some privacy by the use of awnings or even simple Japanese screens, second to make the porch comfortable and inviting, the chairs must be carefully se-

the second floor provides a deeply recessed porch and gives to the house the appearance of greater size than it really is. The dimensions of the home are 24 by 28 feet. On the first floor are a large living room, a dining room and kitchen with a breakfast nook he71 j 'k 1 • —-4 1 oK\U.!|| *—l “ 1I IBKFH 1 1 I I sro’m. H ! 11 ’/ '■’■o'*"'®" si 1 I I GW- I CXXX / / -g I J I ’ II ssas* 1! Second Floor Plan. tween the kitchen and dining room. On the second floor are three large bedrooms and bathroom. How these rooms are arranged and their sizes are shown on the floor plans which accompanies the exterior view of the house. It will be noted that the living room extends practically the width of the house with the exception of space for the entrance hall and the stairs leading to the second floor. Baek of the living room is the dining room and to the right are the breakfast nook and kitchen. The steep pitch of the roof is broken by a dormer at the front which permits space for double windows for each of the front bedrooms, while another window on either side permits excellent ventilation. How attractive this home can be made when surrounded by plantings of shrubs and flowers is shown in the illustration.

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there will be recognition of its beauty that cannot be described, but is felt by all—a feeling of quality and richness that speaks of refinement and taste. Floors are not only a part of the house, but they, tire a part, of the furnishings as well. Yet they are subjected to daily service far more severe than any piece of furniture. To withstand this service and still look well they must he considered as to material, methods of laying and -finishing, and attention given their upkeep. In the first place, oak flooring, although a highly finished product, dressed to a satiny surface accurately machined and sidfe and end matched carefully, is not perfectly uniform in quality, as there are many companies manufacturing it, but it is as nearly “right” as it is possible for nationally known and accepted manufacturers to make it. The laying and care of the floor must pass to other hands. But Other hands are just as capable in acquiring a permanently beautiful floor as the manufacturer is in* furnishing the material. It merely is a matter of following the few but essential rules of laying and caring for the floor that are more or less necessary to any floor. Those rules are obtainable from any lumber dealer and are in a clear, concise form that eliminates .worry and study on the part of the homg owner. Another aid in the selection of oak flooring is to buy flooring of a well-known and proven brand. However, whether the home owner studies oak flooring or not, as the years pass on oak .floors will teach him a lesson in flooring that will keep him marveling at its lasting beauty. Mineral Sheathing Mineral sheathing comes in large panels, which are tongue-and-grooved and which, in consequence, makes possible a wall that is sealed against the infiltration of wind and which cut down the escape of furnace heat.

lected for comfort first of all, and, third, to make it colorful and very gay and happy, with plenty of little intimate things about so that it has som# personality of its own.” Steel Bridging For many years wood bridging has been used to re-enforce frame construction, but a comparatively, recent innovation has been the utilization of steel for the same purpose. Steel, in its superior strength, is naturally more efficient as a re-en-forcement material than wood, and it has the added advantage of doing away with the nails which were liable to loosen or pull out. Fire-Stopping Necessity for installing fire-stopping between a brick veneer exterior and the sheathing of a wood frame house can be eliminated through the use of an incombustible mineral sheathing Such a sheathing provides its own firestop on the inside of the structure.

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MW llmfiiig.ll RINGWORM CAUSED BY WEE PARASITE Ailment Is Quite Severe Especially in Young Cattle. Ringworm In cattle is caused by a tiny vegetable parasite which lives in the skin at the base of the hairs. The hairg become stiff and brittle and break off as the animal rubs to allay the itching incident to the working of the parasites in the skin. ’"* Little patches of bare skin where the hair has fallen out with the bare spot surrounded perhaps with some short stubby hair are the most common symptoms of the start of the ring worm. These bare spots occur mostly about the head and neck and are especially severe in young cattle. Once ringworm gets -a start on an animal it spreads rapidly and is easily contracted by other animals in the herd. Since the parasite has the power of living off the body for some time, halters, stanchions and rubbing posts are common means of spreading it. Any plan of control to be successful must include scraping and scalding of stanchions and walls or the use of strong antiseptic whitewash or spray, and the soaking of halters, brushes and blankets in similar preparations or in scalding water. Treatment recommended by Dr. K. W. Stoudetg lowa State college, consists in the An ointment containing ten partsTn lard to one part of sulphur. This is rubbed vigorously over the bare spots of the skin daily for a few days, taking care to apply the treatment to an area of skin considerably larger than the hare spot. Clipping the hair for some distance around the bare spot to permit more direct and better application of the treatment is advisable, particularly if the hair is heavy and long. Profitable Daily Cows Must Produce Much Milk A dairy cow will not pay her .expenses, in the opinion of the head of the dairy husbandry department of an eastern college of agriculture, unless she produces at least 7,500 pounds of milk per year. This production, which he considers necessary to meet such charges as feed, labor and overhead, is 3.000 pounds greater than that of the average cow in the United States. This authority suggests a minimum of ten cows for each full-time worker, assuming that the man who cares for ten cows will also do some other work about the farm. He says that a man with 15 cows can well afford a milking machine and recommends the use of litter carriers and drinking cups to keep labor costs on the dairy farm to a minimum. Cow-testing work in many states is doing much to eliminate low producing, non-paying cows. It is the quickI est and cheapest way in which a dairy farmer can locate and weed out unprofitable cows and at the same time learn how to combine feeds for best returns. Life is short at the best and no time should be lost in getting into cow-testing. x Dairy Notes £ >. Protect dairy cattle from direct drafts of cold air. « • « The best way to control off flavors in milk is to prevent them. ♦ ♦ ♦ Cream that is too thick is difficult to handle and sample, especially when : cold. * * * Most cream separators will do much better job of skimming the milk when it is warm. > • • • Had you ever thought that scouring ■ of calves may be caused by a lack of scrubbing feed pails? • * * • The. dairyman who has records on his cows can command a premium [ price on his sale stock. Os the milk produced in the United States, 46 per cent is used as whole milk and 40 per cent is made into 1 butter. Cows are improving every day but we haven’t found any cows giving dry milk, and they know better than we i how to water their milk. * • • Experiments indicate that calves develop heavier bones, increase faster in weight, and show better physical condition if they are allowed to spend i several hours in the sunlight each day. Eull-fed cows give brimming pails of ’ milk. Feed liberally, yet carefully, of balanced rations, says Pennsylvania State college dairy specialists. Use your milkhouse for the care and I handling of milk only—not to store I tools and implements. Milk needs all possible care to keep it clean. • • • The calf’s mother knows more than anybody about raising the calf. But her method is frequently too expensive. When so, it’s perfectly feasible to raise her youngster on skim milk. ♦ • • Dairymen must also be breeders of dairy cattle if the herd is to improve with the passing of the years See that your calves are well born with an inheritance that makes possible their developing into better cows than their mothers. * * if Certain dairy feeds which are known to impart noticeable and sometimes objectionable flavor to milk and milk products should be fed immediately after each milking in order to give

Dairymen Gain by Better Ways Increased Butterfat Production Brought About by Right Feeding. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) Owners of dairy cows in California have added $04,297,051 to their income over a period of seven years by raising the average butterfat production per cow for the entire state from 183 pounds in 1920 to 239.2 pounds in 1927, says B. H. Crocheron, director : of co-operative extension work in Cal- I ifornia. in a statement submitted to the United States Department of Agriculture. On Way to Goal. At the beginning of the effort in 1920 the California extension service set up as a goal, to be reached in ten | years, a state average production of 265 pounds of butterfat per cow. Sev- I en years’ concentration on a dairy improvement program, Including proper feeding, breeding, and culling, has brought them well on their way to accomplishment of the goal within the time set. During the seven years the number i of cows under test in the regularly organized cow-testing or dairy-herd- ! improvement associations increased from 30,000 to over 70,000. The work of these associations is the basis for the improvement program. From the testing records is derived the information necessary for proper feeding, breeding, and the detection of unprofitable animals in the herd. Other Big Factors. Other factors in bringing up the average in butterfat production have been competitions both in individual production and community records, efficiency studies of individual herds, use of better breeding stock, improvement of health of herds, provision of better facilities for care and management of herds, and the introduction of better management methods and better stock through the dairy work of boys and girls who are members of 4-H clubs. Only the sustained effort of the extension staff and dairy cattle j owners on a long-time program, however, Director Crocheron believes, has made it possible to thus move forward the entire production of a state and collectively influence the average of over half a million animals. Testing Seed Oats for Germination Is Advised Testing of seed oats for germination is advised by L. F. Rickey, of the University of Illinois, who says that samples of seed oats received at the university have shown a great variation in germination. Quite a few oats were “bin-burned” in storage and the heat so generated was sufficient to destroy the life of a large part of the oats. Samples tested at the university tested as low as 9 per cent A quick test of 200 or 300 kernels in soil or moist cloths may be made in the house, an assurance thus secured as to the vitality or lack of vitality of the seed before planting. Considerable Damage Is Done Pastures by Stock Considerable damage tnay be done to pastures by turning the stock on too early in the spring. If the pastures are protected until a cow can get a good mouthful, the forage will be much more vigorous and will stand much closer grazing. A much higher yield of forage will be obtained than where stock is turned in as soon as growth starts. The ground is often very soft in the early spring, and ' when in this condition, damage may be done from tramping and packing the soli. oocxxxxxxxxxxkxxxxxxxxjoooo Around the Farm OOOOOOOOOOOOOOtXXXXXXXXKXX) Clip the young pig’s wolf teeth. • • * Good ensilage is a long step toward economical milk production. * • • Be sure you have enough room In your brooder house for your chicks Overcrowding results in heavy losses. • • • Give a calf the right start. Heifers ! cost too much to raise to waste time on poor ones. A good heifer poorly I developed is not a good investment, ! either. If you are going to install a ventilation system to prevent damp* walls next winter, build the out-take flue from the mow floor to the eaves while the mows are empty. Invest some money in growing trees lon your idle land. Each year they will be worth more to you. New buildings look like more at first but they are worth less each year. * • ♦ The man who tries to make money with scrub cows and without records is in as bad shape as the celluloid cat being pursued by an asbestos dog through the infernal fires. • * • If the sow, or pigs while suckling, are allowed to run on the contaminated ground, all of the work and care taken to properly clean the pens and sows for farrowing is useless. • * * Tests show that Grimm alfalfa is ' more winter-hardy than the best com- ' mon alfalfa and produces, on an averi age, three-quarters of a ton an acre each year more than common alfalfa. ♦ ♦ • No stock tonic will cure abortion. Immunity to the disease develops rapidly in the bodies of infected cows. As a result of this immunity most cows will calve normally the year after an abortion. • • • Use plenty of feed troughs. Start the chicks by nailing a two-inch strip around a nine-inch planed board and provide such a trough three feet long for every 100 chicks. More troughs are needed as chickens grow. t A..,

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Maintains School Work Having reared a family, taught school and helped others to educate themselves, Mrs. Lucy E. Woodhead, at seventy-five years of age. is attending Oklahoma A. and M. college, pursuing work leading to a master’s degree. When her daughter Madge was eleven years old. Mrs. Woodhead started renewing -her school days with her. Up through high school and college they were in the same class. They were graduated from the Emporia (Kan.) State Teachers’ college together. Champion holds World's Records i,. jr? in every Ki/ f /f ‘ ¥ - Took Name From Locality The woman’s- garment known as a “basque” derived its style as well as its name from a similar garment worn by the peasants of the Basque country in France and Spain. I Mrs. Blackstone “She is positively like a lawyer in the way she convinces people of anything.” “Half-Portian, you might say.” Grow Among Other Trees Mahogany trees are generally scattered among other trees, not growing in a forest of their own kind. Self-interest muddles most reasoning. 1019 I ol OLD FOLKS SAY DR. CALDWELL WAS RIGHT i l_————————-4 The basis of treating sickness has not changed since Dr. Caldwell left Medical Oollege in 1875, nor since he placed on the market the laxative prescription he had used in his practice. He treated constipation, biliousness, neadaches, mental depression, indigestion, sour stomach and other indispositions entirely by means of simple vegetable laxatives, herbs and roots. These are still the basis of Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin, a combination of senna and other mild herbs, with pepsin. The simpler the remedy for constipation, the safer for the child and for you. And as you can get results in a mild and safe way by using Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin, why take chances with strong drugs? A bottle will last several months, and all can use it. It is pleasant to the taste, gentle in action, and free from narcotics. Elderly people find it ideal. All drug stores have the generous bottles, or write “Syrup Pepsin,” Dept. 88, Monticello. Illinois, for free trial l»tiio.

Motorists Slow Down in German Small Towns The typical German highway is full of curves and sharp turns. It pro- | ceeds from one country village to the next, going through the main streets of every town and hamlet where traffic is frequently blocked by all sorts of hindrances. As villages are usually only a short distance apart, the time for getting through them often nearly equals the time spent traveling at high speed between them. Outside the village proper, however, the. road may be an excellent one kept up by the provincial government. Inside the village boundary the road becomes the main street, paved with the roughest kind of cobbles but quite satisfactory to the inhabitants, who possess no automobiles of their j own. The villagers wish to keep their streets rough and crooked in order to slow down fast automobiles and so prevent Injuries to geese, pigs and chickens, and possibly to induce motorists to stop in the village.—New York Times. Modern Marriage Judge Ben B. Lindsey, who advocates changes-, but not freak changes, in the marriage laws, said in a discussion of modern marriage: “The latest freak idea is, to take the honeymoon before instead of after the ceremony. A popular novelist has done this, and a popular movie star is now doing it. But, unfortunately, the ba’sic freak idea of modern marriage—that is, marry often—still prevails. “A girl said to a young man: “ ‘No, Clarence, I can’t marry you.’ “ ‘Oh,’ he pleaded, ‘just this once I’ ” Os Greater Feminine Interest The professor was showing a young woman the heavens through his telescope. He directed her gaze to a planet which he told her was Venus. “Oh. isn’t it perfectly lovely I” she excaimed —and then, “Now please show me Adonis.” Self-Deception “The world is fairly honest,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “and egotism is what we have most to fear. No other deceives us so much as we deceive ourselves.” —Washington Star. Between Arfists Von Suffer—You actors usually overestimate your ability. De Foote Light—Yes! 1 know of several who imagine they can play “Hamlet” as well as I can. Sympathy “What? Is this you. Jones! I was told you were dead.” “No, it is my brother who is dead.” “Oh, I am sorry to hear that.” Declined the Honor She—l cannot marry you, but I’ll give you a place in my heart. James. He—No, thanks. Sarah; I don’t like crowds! Libera! Dozen A “publisher’s dozen” is 13 copies, from the old baker’s custom of allowing 13 roils for each dozen sold. Need a Mose* What this country really needs Is some one to really tell what it really needs.—Boston Transcript. Wool growers of Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia are attempting to determine how much it actually costs to produce a pound of wool. “O Happy Day” sang the laundress as she hung the snowy wash on the line. It was a “happy day” because she used Buss Bleaching Blue. —Adv. Those who have bad taste in art can find out easily enough what good taste is.. Knowing your friend to be in distress is what brings your affection for him to fever heat. There are 40,000,000 automobiles In this country except on Sunday. Then they are countless. A man( rpay strongly advocate free speech Brothers without necessarily caring~fo listen to it. Give a pretty girl a chance to show off and she’ll not get lonesome. It is impossible to convince a spinster that marriage is a failure. People who think they are good looking support the photographers. One has enough bad luck to make any bad luck superstition come true.

The Dog, Sometimes Among gardeners and , others the pro-and-anti dog season is on. One canine authority says: “A good dog is kpown by his master. Give the dog the proper guardian and he will reflect intelligence, it isn’t the dog. it’s you.” The pup. however, has a few instinctive ways of his o.wn that even the worst master cannot be held accountable for.—Minneapolis Journal. n For Foot Comfort Ei AND quick relief of hot, tired, IgH Bl XA. aching, smarting feet shake ■V Allen's Foot»Ease. the antiseptic IfeS [■l healing powder, into your shoes. It Hl takes the friction from the shoes Im jgi\ and makes walking or dancing a delight. Sold everywhere. 1 ißFootsEase v ■ BIW Z7AU*» I For Free Trial package and aj‘ ® FootcEase Walking Doll. Address, BLI*BI Allen’s FaotnEase, Le Roy, N V Farm Clubs Grow The 4-11 club movement, which has grown with leaps and bounds sipee its inception a tew years ago, took another great step forward during 1928, according to the tabulation of county agents’ reports, made at the-Depart-ment of Agriculture. An increase of 47,000 members over 1927 indicated in the total figure of 666,000. The estimated total Os those who will complete their work during the coining year is also about 47,000 over last year's figure. WILL DO ALL lT CLAIMS TO DO Mrs. Steele Says of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound < Pratt, W. Va.—“l was so weak and nervous that I was in bed most all tha " ;:ir time and coudn’t fsit up and I am ’ only 30 years old. J? I saW yOUr a(^ver- ■ . tising in a magaW W ABjfr? zine and after I ; had taken three doses of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound I could feel that I was better. After , |g||ggj taking two bottles I began doing my work and I feel like a new woman, f recommend the Vegetable Compound to my friends and say it will do all it claims to do and more. I will gladly, answer all letters I receive.”—Mbs. S. E. Steele. Pratt. W. Va. POISON FVY Hanford’s Balsam of Myrrh Money baek for flret bottle if not suited. AU dealer.. Constipated Instead of habit-forming physics** or strong, irritating purgesW take -NATURE’S HEMEDT f HK N? — the safe, dependable, all ■ M uh vegetable laxative. Mild, gentle, pleasant —bR —to- f IU NlUni night—tomorrow alright. TO-MORROW Get a 25c box. • ALRIGHT For Sale at All Druggist* A GREAT OPPORTUNITY Make <your dreams cortie true. Independence and $4,000 a year, with fine home, and a completely equipped Broiler Factory. Small down payment, and ten years on balance. | Living conditions of highest type. Booklet. I Lakewood Little Farms Co., H. L. Merrick, ’ Res. Mgr., Sebring, Fla., in scenic highlands. Ref: Ist Nat. 7?ank, Chamber of Commerce. POPULAR SONG HITS “Teepee Home." (Trot) "Life Is Like a Rose." (Waltz song) “Home of Your Dream." (Balad) “Only a Story." (Waltz song) "You’re Onlv Walkin' in Your Sleep." (4-4) All five 30c songs sl. I'. O; Order. Lockhart Music Co., Dayton, Ohio. sth & Jeff. Agents Wanted. GET OUR AGENCY in your town for House Dresses and Smocks. Beautiful materials. Low prices. Big profits. TROY BLOUSE CO.. BOX 308, TROY. N. T. S Health diving nn»liin|< AU Winter Long Marvelous Climate — Good Hotels ■“ Tourist Campa—Splendid Roads—Gorgeous Mountain Views. The tconderfu I desert resort of the West PWrtf Creo A Chsffoy alm SpringW CALIFORNIA PZZZSJ' Entirely New Material Solve® the Headlight Problem Dims the other fellow. .Postpaid 11. Money back 30 days. Circular free. Dealers writ*. THE MICROSHADE CO., West Aills, Wisc W. N. U„ FORT WAYNE, NO. 23-1925.